Drier



Oct F. R. ACKERMAN ET AL 2,332,884

DRIER Filed April 1, 1940 2 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTORS. FRANCIS R. A CKERMAN By WILLIAM J LEI? ATTORNEYS.

O t 26, 1943. F. R. ACKERMAN Em 2,33 88 DRIER Filed April 1, 1940 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTORS AM M 0E mm W KL W a F Patented Oct. 26, 1943 Francis which they are been laundered, usuallythefurffwhere the usualtype of coal fired hot air fur nace is-used, such furnace ordinarily provides sufficient heat-radiation to dry the laundered ar ticls fairly rapidly, so that, for the average size family, the entire wash ironed in asing'le dayQ U l Wherejhowever; gas or oil-fired heating-units areemployedpsuch as those combining'a burner and aboiler, or a burner-,and a warm-air furnace,

maybe washed, dried and as" in mode'rn air-conditioned homes'fithe heat 'radiati'o'r'i from" suchunits'in the furnace room is 'usually* so small as -to be entirely inadequate'for rapidly drying laundered articles, so that frequently, it becomes necessaryto dothe washin 'on one day-permit thewash toremain on the linesfovernighhand do the ironing the following ay'; This, of course, is usually translated into in -crea'sed laundry'costs. d V v Recently there have come intouse, "especially hi'modernhomes, where the furnace rooms are due'xto the desire to utiliz e'a'portionof the basement for a recreation room, devices which are designed to facilitate the hanging of the entire family ,wash within a relatively small area. .Such devices usually includea pair of spaced pipes, rods, or other supporting members, supported from the ceiling of the furnace room by means of brackets or the like, and, in turn, supporting a fairly large number of parallel clothes lines, spaced approximately six inches apart. r

The use of such devices has suggested the device or apparatus of the present invention, the principal object of which is to dry the wash rapidly and thoroughly, and in a fraction of the time required to dry the same in the ordinary manner.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of the character described which is portable and therefore readily moved to any desired position for use, or moved to an out-of-the-way corner, when not in use.- 4

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of the character described which is compact and emcient and which can be readily manufactured in desired quantities at relatively low cost.

Ackerman, Euclid; and William Isler,

Cleveland fleigh'tsQOhio Application April 1-, 1940, Serial No. 327,278 l ecla ms; (or. "st-.1 51)" f e A 'still further'object of the' 'inve'n tion is topro vide a device of thecliaracter described, which" is so constructed as to utilize the warm air or hot water or vapor from the furnace itself, thereby ispensing with the necessityof a separateheating unit. e r

Other objects and advantagesof the invention will be apparent during the course of 'the-follow ing description.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and in which like numerals are employed tojdesignate likepart's throughout thesame, f a Fig.1 is a front elevationof one form of a drier constructed in accordance with the present in vention; l I 1 Fig. 2- isaside elevation of the drier of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is across-sectional view of the drier taken on the 1ine3-3 of Fig.1; r l

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary perspective view; showing the manner in which the drier is used.

Fig; 5 shows an=electrical heating unit, which may be used in a modified form of th drier Fig.'6 shows a coil which may be used in a still further modification of the dried; and I Fig. 'Zis'a perspective view of a modified form of the drier, and showing the manner in which it is "suspended from a device for facilitating the hanging of the wash; such as has been referred to above.

Referring more particularly toFigs. l, 2, 3 and 4, the drier comprises a base I having rollers or wheels '2 mounted thereon, adjacent the corners thereof, whereby the drier may be readily moved about to any desired position. Mounted on the base [adjacent the forward edge of th base, is

a hotair'distributor, comprising an upstanding rectangular frame-like portion 3 and a rear wardly extending frustro-pyramidal portion 4, which communicates with such portion 3 and has extending rearwardly therefrom a cylindrical duct 5 which is closed at its rear end. A second duct 6 intersects and communicates with the duct 5.

Within the frame-like portion 3 of the distributor are a multiplicity of transversely spaced vertically-extending louvers or vanes l, which are preferably of V-shaped cross-section, and which serve to deflect and concentrate the hot air, so as to cause it to pass through the relatively narrow slots or openings 8 between the louvers, in the direction indicated by the arrows in Fig. 3.

The duct 5 is supported by means of a pedestal 9 and platform In, such platform further serving to support a small electrical motor H, the shaft l2 of which extends through the rear of the duct nheraan du -1. a zQLQ T F Q H F Journalled Within and extending transversely of v the frustro-pyramidal portion 4 of the hot air distributor is a shaft M, which may be rotated by meansof a handle I5, and to which is rigidly secured a deflector plate I5, the purpose of which will be presently described.

Telescopic'ally mounted on the ductfi isa collar l 6, haviri a ange l1, whereby-the collarimay be slid up or ddwn. The dollar lfiis provided in'its upper end with a bayonet slot I8, whereby the.

collar may be engaged with a pin I9 which e'x-' tends from a duct 20, in order to establish com-y The. duct is provided with -amanuallyaojoerable-"f opened or i p temh jwhennotin use, the drier may be disconmunication between "the ducts 6 and 20.

damper 2|, whereby the duct may be closed to any desired extent.

The duct 20 is' preferably an the furnace in the. furnace room, and may be mad f a mb o tb Q PmaPeIts sq that tamer sp ev d up t i the W w en n in usem-q i v lh-l'th'equse of the drien the drieris moved, to a position, as shown in Fig. 4, adjacent theends of the-lines of wet articles S,;T, etc.,' whichzareto be dried, the slots or openings 8 being-preferably aligned with the spaces between-such' lines of articles. 1 The collar l6 islth'en slid upwardly and connected withthe duct 16, after which the damper 2 l ;is opened to permit th passag of hot air intothe duct 6. The fan I3 is then start'ed, forcingthe hotair into the distributor and out through the openin s .3, and through the spaces between the lines of wet articles, causing such articlesto be dried rapidlyand eifiiciently. lBy moving the damper 15 upwardly ory downwlardly, the hot air may be directed upwardly. or .down wardly, as desired. g

ainfurnaces, as in; winterair-conditioningsystems, such fan may be used" to project. the hot air through the drier, thereby obviating I the-.need for thefan l3. r;

In a mo ified ior p he inv n ni-w e eh air, hot water or. vapor is; not available, anjelecvtnical heating, unit 22, such aashownin Fig. ,5 may be used. Such unit willpreferablybe placed within the duct 5, immediately in advanceof. the fan L3... I

1 Where, the'hot wat r o weenievai le a oil 23. suc as s own in Fig; a -196 u ed an m y-be..--p1ac. d n h u fi w. If-. desired, the portion 4 q f the distributor may he in ;ith e form of the frustrum of-ga cone or cross-section, instead of r und. I F

statuar eta, which extends from one of the hot air ducts or Where fans are used; in .conjunctiontwith hot Referring to Fig. 7 of the drawings, a device for facilitating hanging of the wash, such as has been briefly referred to, comprises pairs of spaced brackets 25, designed to be secured to the ceiling of the laundry room, and provided with clamp brackets 26 which supports rods 21 between which the clothes lines are strung, and a rod 28, upon which the drier may be suspended in clothesdrying relation with th lines of clothes by means of 11001 1519, The drier:;3jl,'rin'v this; case, is identicalwith the other forms of driers' which have been described, with the exception that it is un- "necessary. in view of the fact that the drier is in suspension, to provide a platform and rollers j therefor. x The ydrier 30 may be provided with a flexibleionduit '3l-adapted to be connected to sneer the warm air pipes 32 of the, heating sys-' rangement;0f parts may he resorted to, without d art n 'E mie'i e ri Of r nten q r the s e-0 b iss bid tdfilfiW:

. Having th escr-i edour invention. we claim:

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